Recently, Grimes announced that she would split revenue with anyone who made a song using her voice via AI, releasing an AI voice software that allows creators to convert vocal tracks to Grimes’ voice.
Gonna type up some lyrics for a new song called “I Saw Elon Musk’s Penis Multiple Times”
Also, I kinda doubt the claim of this article. The source is her, and IDK if she’s referring purely to record sales, or what, but I suspect all the money she’s made accumulated over her entire music career, for anything related to her music at all (live performances, merch sales, royalties) is more than what she’s made off NFTs.
Vocaloid is software for synthesizing vocals for music. it’s a pre-AI thing so the results are robotic and uncanny but it works best for Japanese vocals. it’s what they use to give a voice to the virtual pop-star Hatsune Miku
Grimes is not that big, each show probably only sells 65000 worth of tickets at most (taking 50 average price * 1300 capacity) and that’s before all operating costs to venue, her entire tour team, and her label
The fact her label takes a cut of her live shows(/merch etc), no matter how fucking awful the music might be, is just fucking sickening. Live shows used to be why bands like The Rolling Stones existed for so many years. And how they actually made their money.
She might not get great cuts from her career music at the end of the day. Most artists - even big artists - only really get paid through performing (+ merch at performances), and performing is hard work that must be done in real-time. And the larger the team involved the less the performer gets paid.
NFTs would typically involve some minor profit distribution, but they can be purchased 100x a second for 24 hours a day without the performer lifting a finger. Unlike CDs, they can be set up so that she gets a % of each resale, too. I’m not advocating NFTs I’m just saying it’s the reality.
It’s not all that rare for a successful artist to make their first million or two from art, and then leverage that success to the point that the art becomes a relatively minor revenue stream. Either through financing or using their likeness to launch a business that they make a much higher share of the profit from.
Using your brand to profit from an NFT business would be a prime example of the latter. And hot NFTs have insane liquidity. I assume algorithms are the main reason why.
Gonna type up some lyrics for a new song called “I Saw Elon Musk’s Penis Multiple Times”
Also, I kinda doubt the claim of this article. The source is her, and IDK if she’s referring purely to record sales, or what, but I suspect all the money she’s made accumulated over her entire music career, for anything related to her music at all (live performances, merch sales, royalties) is more than what she’s made off NFTs.
Azealia Banks already leaked DMs from Grimes surrounding Elon’s penis (warning: traumatizing):
Yowza
the important part is that grimes is technically a vocaloid now
A what?
Vocaloid is software for synthesizing vocals for music. it’s a pre-AI thing so the results are robotic and uncanny but it works best for Japanese vocals. it’s what they use to give a voice to the virtual pop-star Hatsune Miku
She always was somewhat. She’s a producer and not a singer, and always said that. She speaks with a noticeable lisp
Grimes is not that big, each show probably only sells 65000 worth of tickets at most (taking 50 average price * 1300 capacity) and that’s before all operating costs to venue, her entire tour team, and her label
The fact her label takes a cut of her live shows(/merch etc), no matter how fucking awful the music might be, is just fucking sickening. Live shows used to be why bands like The Rolling Stones existed for so many years. And how they actually made their money.
Paying a lot for memorabilia is nothing new
This is just meme-orabilia
She might not get great cuts from her career music at the end of the day. Most artists - even big artists - only really get paid through performing (+ merch at performances), and performing is hard work that must be done in real-time. And the larger the team involved the less the performer gets paid.
NFTs would typically involve some minor profit distribution, but they can be purchased 100x a second for 24 hours a day without the performer lifting a finger. Unlike CDs, they can be set up so that she gets a % of each resale, too. I’m not advocating NFTs I’m just saying it’s the reality.
It’s not all that rare for a successful artist to make their first million or two from art, and then leverage that success to the point that the art becomes a relatively minor revenue stream. Either through financing or using their likeness to launch a business that they make a much higher share of the profit from.
Using your brand to profit from an NFT business would be a prime example of the latter. And hot NFTs have insane liquidity. I assume algorithms are the main reason why.
Yeah there’s indie rappers like Immortal Technique and Lupe Fiasco and others who will rap about how fucked up the recording industry is.
Same with pop. Look at Britney.
At least you can drink a Vitamin water :50: